Can catalogs be read on shabbos or yom tove? I find it enjoyable.
Answer:
If the prices are written in the catalog it cannot be read, even for enjoyment.
If no prices are written, it is permitted to read the catalog for pleasure.
Sources:
See Be’er Moshe, Vol. 6, no. 67; if there are prices on the catalog, this will be a business-related publication and will certainly fall under the prohibition of shitrei hedyotos – see Shabbos 116 and Shulchan Aruch 307:7.
